Oatmeal Honey and Cinnamon Protein Shake
by Scott Tousignant · Filed Under: Nutrition
This healthy and tasty protein shake has become my favorite post workout meal. It satisfies any sugar cravings and the oatmeal fills me up. I never imagined that I would be adding oatmeal to my shakes, but I sure am glad that I gave it a try. Here’s a video instruction for the recipe…
Post Workout Smoothie
Here are the ingredients…
1 1/2 scoops of Prograde Protein
1 Tbsp Raw Honey
1/3 cup oatmeal (measure dry) cooked in microwave for 30 seconds
Cinnamon to taste (1/2 to 1 Tbsp)
1/2 cup skim milk
1/2 cup water
4-6 ice cubes
Total Calories: 442
Total Protein Calories: 188
Total Carbohydrate Calories: 214
Total Fat Calories: 30
If you wish to reduce the amount of calories you could use 1 scoop of Prograde Protein, only use water, and cut the amount of raw honey to 1/2 tbsp. That would reduce the total calories by about 135 calories.
My family is totally hooked on Prograde smoothies! I’ll be sharing some great recipes with you on a regular basis to help fuel your body and satisfy your taste buds.
Here’s a picture of Noelle with a Prograde Peanut Butter & Jelly Protein Shake mustache 
Enjoy this healthy and delicious smoothie recipe and be sure to let me know what you think of the taste.
To achieving your limitless potential,
Scott Tousignant
PS I am a proud Prograde partner. The quality of their protein powder and supplements are top notch. Plus they don’t carry every supplement under the sun. Only the key supplements that will have a true and real impact on your health and body.
Wow! Sounds great! Thanks for the recipe, can’t wait to try it! Btw, loved the music while you were waiting for the blender…too funny!
Hmmmm….peanut butter and jelly protein shake? Think Noelle will share her recipe?
Angie
Great to hear from you Angie! Hehe… ya, it’s always nice to have some island music playing while your using the blender
You can find the really tasty PB & J recipe in this post http://fatlossquickie.com/blog/xtreme-fat-loss-diet-day-3/
Yummmy!
Thanks for the recipes Scott, adding these shakes help to add calories when trying to gain muscle or serve as a quick meal replacement when trying to lose fat.
Angie, not sure how much luck you’ll have getting the recipe from Noelle, but you can find it in Scott’s journal of the Xtreme Fat Loss Diet. I think he posted it on the first shake day, which would be Day 3.
Sounds good!!! I am going to have to give this one a try. I have not been able to find a protein shake that I like. I might try it with just water instead though because milk doesn’t sit well with me.
The thing that worries me is how much calories are in it and I do not want to bulk up. I want to get leaner, but I do not want huge muscles.
Alicia
Hi Alicia, I’ve been using mostly just water in my shakes lately as my body doesn’t enjoy milk much either.
I sure wish it was as easy to gain muscle as many women fear
It’s a definite myth that you’ll gain muscle just from drinking protein shakes. You have no worries. Building muscle requires a heck of a lot of work, having a caloric surplus, and other factors.
If you are consuming 250-300 simply adjust the amount of each ingredient. Like I said, using only water and only one scoop of protein as well as only 1/2 tbsp of honey and this will only be a 300 calorie shake which would make for a great post workout meal for you.
You can absolutely lose weight while consuming protein shakes as long as you are in a caloric deficit each day (other than refeeding days).
If you are worried about bulking up and getting huge simply check out my wife Angie’s pictures as well as my kids. They are far from bulky and huge… and for me, I may have muscle, but I am far from huge and bulky.
Scott,
Since you add Oatmeal you also get a lot of fiber. I always thought that post workout shake should contain simple carbs like banana or sugar. Doesn’t fiber slow the absorption thereby defeating the purpose of post-workout shake?
Regards,
John
Hey John, thanks for the comment. It’s going to depend on your goal. If your goal is solely muscle building, then taking your protein powder with with just simply sugars will help it absorb a lot faster.
If your goal is fat loss, the 4 grams of fiber in the oatmeal will not slow the absorption much and will be of great benefit to you. Did you know that a banana has 4 grams of fiber as well?
The honey in the shake will help speed up the absorption as well.
Consuming fat with your protein shake would slow the absorption, so the peanut butter shake would not be the best option for muscle building either.
Thanks Scott. Did not know about the fiber in banana. Yes, the goal is muscle building. I have the metabolic rate of a humming bird so fat loss is not an issue
Ha! The metabolic rate of a hummingbird… That cracked me up
Definitely go for the simple sugars with your protein shake then.
What program are you following for muscle building John?